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筛查

shāichá

to screen; screening

A doctor examining a row of files through a magnifying glass
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Characters in this word

筛 shāi

Strokes
12
Radical
⺮ — bamboo
Made of
⺮ bamboo 师 teacher, professional, master
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

查 chá

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 旦 dawn

Example phrases

  • 新一轮筛查把高风险人群单独标记出来,以便社区医生持续跟进。 Xīn yì lún shāichá bǎ gāo fēngxiǎn rénqún dāndú biāojì chūlái, yǐbiàn shèqū yīshēng chíxù gēnjìn. The new round of screening separately marked high-risk groups so that community doctors could keep following up.
  • 每年体检都会筛查常见的慢性疾病。 Měi nián tǐjiǎn dōu huì shāichá chángjiàn de mànxìng jíbìng. Every annual health checkup screens for common chronic diseases.
  • 社区免费为老人提供健康筛查,参加的人很多。 Shèqū miǎnfèi wèi lǎorén tígōng jiànkāng shāichá, cānjiā de rén hěn duō. The community offers free health screening for the elderly, and many people take part.

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